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Jun 11, 2025

10 Rust Libraries to Skyrocket Your Backend Performance

Today reflecting on how Rust has transformed my backend development journey. As a programmer, I’ve seen firsthand how the right Rust…

10 Rust Libraries to Skyrocket Your Backend Performance

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Jul 21, 2025

I Switched to Jackson Blackbird and Slashed JSON Latency: Here’s How It Changed Everything

In 2025, performance is everything. As a Java developer working on a high-throughput REST API, I was frustrated by JSON processing…

I Switched to Jackson Blackbird and Slashed JSON Latency: Here’s How It Changed Everything

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Jul 25, 2025

5 Hidden Linux Commands You’re Using Without Knowing It

As a developer in 2025, I’ve spent years in the Linux terminal, thinking I knew its ins and outs — until I stumbled across commands buried…

5 Hidden Linux Commands You’re Using Without Knowing It

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Aug 16

I Used AI Coding Agents to Upgrade a Spring Boot App from Java 11 to Java 21 — Here’s What Actually…

Not because they are theoretically hard, but because they are full of small, annoying, time-consuming surprises. Deprecated APIs, subtle…

I Used AI Coding Agents to Upgrade a Spring Boot App from Java 11 to Java 21 — Here’s What Actually…

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Aug 16

I Used AI Coding Agents to Upgrade a Spring Boot App from Java 11 to Java 21 — Here’s What Actually…

Not because they are theoretically hard, but because they are full of small, annoying, time-consuming surprises. Deprecated APIs, subtle…

I Used AI Coding Agents to Upgrade a Spring Boot App from Java 11 to Java 21 — Here’s What Actually…

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Aug 15

Java volatile vs synchronized: Visibility Is Not Atomicity (And This Confusion Still Breaks…

I once spent six hours chasing a bug that only appeared in production under high load.

Java volatile vs synchronized: Visibility Is Not Atomicity (And This Confusion Still Breaks…

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Aug 15

Why More and More Java Developers Are Choosing Spring WebFlux in 2026 (Even After Virtual Threads)

“Just write blocking code,” people said. “Project Loom makes WebFlux unnecessary.” Many teams quietly paused their reactive migrations and…

Why More and More Java Developers Are Choosing Spring WebFlux in 2026 (Even After Virtual Threads)

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Aug 10

Your LLM Remembers Too Much — And It’s Quietly Bankrupting You

Your LLM Remembers Too Much — And It’s Quietly Bankrupting You

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Aug 10

Google Cloud Isn’t a Product. It’s Google’s Leftovers — And That Changes Everything

Google Cloud Isn’t a Product. It’s Google’s Leftovers — And That Changes Everything

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Aug 8

Anthropic Gave Away MCP. A $27M Seattle Startup Just Filed Them Under “Plumbing.”

What happens when the company that builds the pipes gives them away for free — and someone else gets rich on the faucet

Anthropic Gave Away MCP. A $27M Seattle Startup Just Filed Them Under “Plumbing.”

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Software Developer by profession, Java lover by choice, home cook by passion. Writing about tech, relationships, and daily life challenges.

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